Archaic wrote: > On Fri, Apr 07, 2006 at 01:36:39PM -0400, Chris Staub wrote: >> Not really. The package installation page just lists what is needed to >> build that package. The "buildorder" page lists exactly what needs to be >> built *in a particular order*. The point is to specify that util-linux >> in Chapter 6 must be built after e2fsprogs in Chapter 6 - in other >> words, if we were to install e2fsprogs in Chapter 5 for some reason, >> that would not be enough to satisfy the util-linux dependency. > > I see now what you are saying and agree. However, this sort of > information seems most useful to developers and the more highly advanced > readers. Perhaps a note should be placed in chap5's intro linking to > this advanced information with a caveat that it isn't needed for a > regular joe just wanting to build a system. Then place the info at the > end of the book. The way I see it, it is sort of like an index of > knowledge gained and applicable to development, but not really > applicable to following the book to produce a working system.
This is valuable information and needs to be preserved. I agree that it seems out of place for the mainline of the book. An appendix and/or wiki seems more appropriate to me. -- Bruce -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
